Earth Science Vocabulary Review

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What is a rock that forms from other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, or chemical processes?

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Metamorphic Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is the hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents?

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Continental Drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle?

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Tectonic Plate

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What is the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle?

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Lithosphere

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What is the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geologic processes?

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Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by natural forces?

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Weathering

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What is the process by which soil and rock are removed from one location and transported to another?

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Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates that can cause earthquakes and volcanic activity?

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Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What is the layer of Earth located beneath the lithosphere, consisting of semi-fluid rock?

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Asthenosphere

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What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

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Plate Boundary